Alex's Travels

Raylyssa

Alyssa arrived last Saturday. I checked out of the hostel and, with her, went to Ray's, where we have been staying for the past few days and will continue to hang out there until we leave for Vienna.

Ray is an astonishingly nice and generous guy. Alyssa dug him up from Couchsurfing, a site that hooks travllers up with people willing to let them crash on their couches. Not only did Ray offer to meet Alyssa at the airport, but he hung around with me for an extra three hours while we waited for her late arrival. He took us to his great flat in Bubenec via cab (which he paid for) and set us up with a comfy sofa bed in the living room. Although he has been busy with work during weekdays and must be exhausted by the time he gets home, he's always found time to chat with us in the late evenings. We plan to go out Friday night, when he'll finally have some free time.

Now that Alyssa's here, I realize that I know Prague pretty well. I am able to show her around the sights, navigate the public transport and always find things to do. On Saturday, after walking around Ray's neighborhood a bit, the three of us went out to a nice restuarant for dinner, then down to Old Town Square for ice cream and a walk across the Charles Bridge. Sunday was spent showing Alyssa some more of Prague and then Ray showed us his DVD of last year's EuroVision contest. On Monday, Alyssa and I went back to Old Town Square to watch the US-Czech World Cup match and then out to dinner. Yesterday, we made a day trip to Kutna Hura, a Czech village about an hour train ride outside of Prague, to see a famous Church of Bones and walk around the village. When we got back to Prague, we went down to Smichov to see X-Men III (which was bad). Today, we plan to go out to Pruhonice and hike back to the city. And tonight I'll finally introduce Alyssa to some great Prague nightlife and we'll go to the Indie night at M1.

posted by The League: Reassembled @ 3:57 AM